Whaling on Martha's Vineyard

Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel, Business & Finance, Economics, Economic History, United States
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Author: Thomas Dresser ISBN: 9781439664322
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: May 28, 2018
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Thomas Dresser
ISBN: 9781439664322
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: May 28, 2018
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

Martha's Vineyard became an integral part of the whaling industry at the beginning of the eighteenth century and inspired a lasting romantic enthusiasm for life on the open ocean. From shorewhaling to daring voyages into the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the insular whaling community offered a tempting path for many young Vineyarders to rise from cabin boy to captain. Local businesses were enticed by the potential profit from whaling voyages, and many reaped generous rewards from successful whale oil harvests. Through memoirs, music and memorabilia, author Thomas Dresser recounts this dramatic history of the bygone era of whaling on Martha's Vineyard.

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Martha's Vineyard became an integral part of the whaling industry at the beginning of the eighteenth century and inspired a lasting romantic enthusiasm for life on the open ocean. From shorewhaling to daring voyages into the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the insular whaling community offered a tempting path for many young Vineyarders to rise from cabin boy to captain. Local businesses were enticed by the potential profit from whaling voyages, and many reaped generous rewards from successful whale oil harvests. Through memoirs, music and memorabilia, author Thomas Dresser recounts this dramatic history of the bygone era of whaling on Martha's Vineyard.

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